April 2024

Temporary foreign workers in our union: A solidarity and action guide is designed to help CUPE bargaining teams and local executives support members who are TFWs at the bargaining table and in the workplace. It seeks to contribute to the broader fight for justice for migrant workers, and, by extension, all workers. This fight must […]

65,000 Ontario hospital workers represented by the Ontario Council of Hospital Unions – CUPE, OCHU-CUPE, and SEIU Healthcare will see a 6% wage increase (3% wage increases in each of the next two years), improvements to health and dental benefits, enhancements to weekend, evening, and night premiums, and pay for periods of quarantine or isolation

After a weekend of intense negotiations, a tentative agreement was reached early Monday morning between workers represented by CUPE 2 and the Toronto Transit Commission. “This tentative agreement is a significant win for our members, reinforcing our commitment to their well-being and the safety of all Torontonians,” says Sumit Guleria, President of CUPE 2. “The negotiated wages

Negotiations are continuing to renew the collective agreement of Port of Montreal longshore workers, which expired on December 31, 2023.  The Maritime Employers’ Association (MEA) submitted a settlement offer it described as “the furthest it could go for the time being” last April 17. The union deemed the offer unacceptable since most of what it contained

This bilingual (English and French) documentary showcases the unity and resilience of 22,000 public sector workers in New Brunswick  as they strike against wage suppression. It explores strategic mobilization and collective bargaining efforts by the Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), culminating in a province-wide movement that successfully challenges austerity and sparks labour action across Canada.

CUPE’s National President Mark Hancock was on Parliament Hill on Monday afternoon to speak to the House of Commons Committee on Human Resources about the importance of strengthening and quickly passing Bill C-58, the government’s long-awaited anti-scab legislation. The bill would prevent employers from hiring scabs – sometimes known as replacement workers – during a strike

Whether it’s housing, health care, or the climate crisis, the 2024 federal budget acknowledges the problems facing working people in Canada – but the solutions offered fall far short. “The Liberals are offering ‘thoughts and prayers’ at a time when working families in this country are drowning in sky-high housing and food costs,” said CUPE’s National

CUPE premiered a new documentary today at the CUPE New Brunswick Convention. Through a series of in-depth interviews with members, Bargaining Forward chronicles the pivotal 2021 public sector strike in New Brunswick, capturing the crucial events that led to the successful province-wide job action. “Bargaining Forward is not just a historical record—it’s a catalyst for ongoing

Hospital and long-term care workers represented by Ontario’s largest hospital union elected a new executive board on April 11 with a strong mandate to fight back against the government’s policies of underfunding and the privatization of surgeries and diagnostics. Michael Hurley and Sharon Richer were acclaimed as the president and secretary-treasurer of CUPE’s Ontario Hospital Council

 For the first time in seven weeks, there is a potential deal in sight for workers on the picket lines at York University in Toronto. The bargaining team representing academic workers at the university reached a tentative agreement with their employer Sunday night. Details of the agreement are not being released pending ratification.  Members of CUPE 3903